Clasp for scissors



(No Model.)

W. H. HARKNESS & F. E. PESSINDEN.

CLASP FOR 80188038.

No. 390,228. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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WILLIAM HENRY HARKNESS AND FRANK EVERETT EEssINDEN, OF

CONGORDIA, KANSAS.

QLASP FOR SCISSORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,229, dated October 2,1888.

Application filed July 12,1888.

To on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, \VILLIAM HENRY HARKNESS and FRANK EVERETT FEssrNDEN, citizens of the United States, residing at 0oncordia, in the county of Cloud and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Clasps or Holders for Scissors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in clasps or holders for scissors, adapted to be affixed to the wearingapparel of a salesman to hold the scissors when not in use; audit consists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of devices, fully set forth hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the clasp or holder embodying the improvements. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal sectional view of the same, taken through the spring-jaws. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the base-plate with the jaws removed, and Fig. dis a detail view of thejaws.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the base-plate, which is provided on its rear side with the pin or hook 13, adapted to be engaged in the clothing, and the plate is provided on its rear side,near the side edges,

with the keepers G O, which are struck up from the material of the plate, and are aligned with each other. The springjaws D 1) are arranged horizontally on the front side of the base-plate, and they comprise the loops (1 (1, arranged with their closed ends adjacent to each other at the center of the plate, the outer sides of the loops being flared or curved outwardly at their ends d. The inner or adjacent ends of the loops are enlarged, as shown at d, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. The rear sides of the loops d are extended to form the rear arms, EE, which pass around the side edges of the plate A, extend through the keepers C O, and are secured together by rivets or other suitable means. The

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jaws, being thus connected to the plate by means of the rear arms, as described, are very elastic, and yet cannot be detached without disconnecting the said rear arms.

The scissors, as shown in Fig.1 of the draw ings, are connected to the clasp or holder by closing their arms or handles ff within the loops d-that is, the scissors are opened and their arms or handles are arranged in front of the open ends of the loops d d, respectively,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, after which the scissors are closed and the arms are caused to pass, respectively, into the said loops and engage in the enlargements at their inner ends. In this position the cyesff on the ends of the said arms or handles bear against the under sides of the loops and prevent the displacement of the scissors.

Having thus described the invention, we elain1 1. In a clasp or holder for scissors, the combination of the base-platehaving apin or similar attaching device on its rear side, and the spring-jaws D I), arranged on the front side of the plate and comp rising the loops d (1, arranged with their closed ends adjacent, substantially as specified.

2. In a clasp or holder for scissors, the combination of the base-plate A, provided on its rear side with the keepers G O,and the springjaws D D, arranged on the front side of the plate and provided with the rear arms, E E, extending through the said keepers and se cured together, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto aifixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY HARKNESS. FRANK EVERETT FESSINDEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. DEWAIDE, MERRELL O. WILLARD. 

